Abu Amr

Abu Amr was a commander of the Islamic Front during the Syrian Civil War.

Biography
Abu Amr was jailed for years in Syria's infamous Sednaya prison for membership of the Muslim Brotherhood; like many Islamists, Abu Amr was released by the regime in the first days of the Syrian Civil War. He immediately took up arms against President Bashar al-Assad. Abu Amr became a commander of the Islamic Front insurgent group in the war against the Syrian Arab Republic, and he commanded Islamic Front forces in the Old City of Aleppo. Abu Amr was a moderate Islamist, and in an interview with VICE News, he said that if the West found a secular leader, the people would not accept it. Abu Amr said that the west should accept moderate Muslims, and he brought up the fact that he loved Angelina Jolie and that Nicole Kidman was also magnificent. He led Vice News reporter Aris Roussinos on a tour of the Old City during the Battle of Aleppo against the regime forces, and showed him how the Islamic Front fought against the government forces.